Our final full day with Adventures by Disney somehow managed to include a monastery high in the mountains, a funicular ride, the Black Madonna, local treats, an afternoon wandering Barcelona, a farewell dinner and flamenco show, and one absolutely WILD night celebrating in the streets after Spain won its World Cup match. It was one… Read More
Our first full day with Adventures by Disney was packed with so much of what we had come to Barcelona to experience. We explored the Gothic Quarter, ate our first Spanish churros, wandered through the extraordinary Park Güell, enjoyed a long Catalan lunch and ended our touring day inside La Sagrada Família at golden hour.… Read More
Our summer adventure through Spain started with three nights in Barcelona with Adventures by Disney before we boarded the Disney Dream for our cruise around Spain. After loving our Adventures by Disney Rome Escape before our Mediterranean cruise, we knew this was exactly how we wanted to start another European adventure. There’s something pretty wonderful… Read More
I’ve stayed at just about every type of accommodation Walt Disney World has to offer, and if you ask me where I’d stay if I could choose purely based on the experience, my answer is easy: Royal Palm Club at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. I stay other places because it’s my job to… Read More
If you’ve been reading Dixie Delights for a while, you already know that travel has always been a big part of our life. Some of our very best family memories have been made with a suitcase in hand, and I have always loved the planning almost as much as the going. What began with a… Read More
I’ve been visiting, touring and booking The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes for clients for years, but after Honey and I recently spent a long weekend here ourselves, I came home loving this resort more than ever. Orlando obviously does theme parks exceptionally well, but The Ritz-Carlton Orlando is a wonderful reminder that there is so… Read More
Just a reminder that Orlando can look like this. Not a theme park in sight. Ritz Carlton Orlando Resort Guide Honey and I slipped away for a long weekend at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando Grande Lakes, and after years of visiting Orlando for work, family vacations and, of course, Disney and Universal, I was reminded all… Read More